Australian Wood Review

Minimax FS41E Planer Thicknesser

aving recently committed to pursuing a life as a furniture maker, I quickly realised that I would miss many opportunities if I wasn’t able to take on larger work. When quoting on some larger commissions, including a 3.4m long dining table, I knew my smaller machine was not going to cut it – literally – and so three months ago, I upgraded to

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